Oriola: Increased pharmaceuticals demand in Q1 boosts shares
24/04/2020 08:10
** Shares in Finnish drug wholesaler Oriola OKDBV.HE jump
7% as rising demand for pharmaceuticals boosted its Q1 sales
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** Oriola reports Q1 net sales, adjusted operating profit
above consensus estimates, maintains outlook for 2020
** "The beginning of the year for Oriola looks to have been
clearly better than we expected and probably also better than
what the company expected", Inderes analyst Petri Kajaani says
** The stock wipes off year-to-date losses and is on track
for its third straight day of gains
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